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.....And remember, if you drink and post, you are a bloody idiot.

ZM.

Edited November 24, 201312 yr by Zen Mister

Hopefully this assists?

 

Subtle Marc 

I thought so

I think I just broke the drink and don't post rule/

Not sure how this is continuing to be overlooked time and time again.

My partner would like to know:

 

”why does this need a ‘hot girl’?”

 

 

Could be a dude with nice eyes, hands are really big!

27 minutes ago, Billy Shears said:

My partner would like to know:

 

”why does this need a ‘hot girl’?”

 

 

Why not?

7 minutes ago, muon* said:

Could be a dude with nice eyes, hands are really big!

#1962

Mrs: “sounds like a rape trial judge in the ‘60s”

Edited December 4, 20205 yr by Guest

Just now, deepthought said:

Why not?

See above.

1 minute ago, Billy Shears said:

See above.

See above.

3 minutes ago, Billy Shears said:

#1962

Mrs: “sounds like a rape trial judge in the ‘60s”

Boy George would be offended.

2 minutes ago, deepthought said:

See above.

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32 minutes ago, Billy Shears said:

My partner would like to know:

 

”why does this need a ‘hot girl’?”

 

 

Identifies as a woke male.

^Mrs:

 

”maybe we could get some black people to serve...”

Edited December 4, 20205 yr by Guest

Sounds like extremist feminism.

 

Would someone complain about it being a dude if it was clearly a hot dude?

Very interesting... especially the “get a job” (via PM) comments.

Edited December 4, 20205 yr by Guest

8 minutes ago, muon* said:

Sounds like extremist feminism.

 

Would someone complain about it being a dude if it was clearly a hot dude?

Mrs:

 

”not all men”.

I haven't the references to provide as hyperlinks, but from what I've been told about marketing and advertising-related things.

 

1) Two circles

 

             O  O

 

As humans, show us two circles and we treat them as eyes. Seems to be hardcoded in the species. Eyes grab attention.

 

2) Young women

 

The presence of young women in photos attracts the attention of both genders, and retains the attention for longer, again for both genders, and leads to increased sales.

 

Let's put it another way: the notice would have less attention paid to it if the young lady was removed.

 

Frankly it makes me feel exploited and manipulated. I'm perfectly capable of not reading the instructions, and with the young lady's image present I simply have to work just that little bit harder. But I can read an entire newspaper and not see any advertisements.

^Mrs

 

”not all men”...

I have never noticed this anywhere on SNA before.   Seems like a mountain out of a molehill to me.

 

  Now that I look closer, it looks like @Marc in drag on a Thursday evening ??

Edited December 4, 20205 yr by metal beat

6 minutes ago, ThirdDrawerDown said:

I haven't the references to provide as hyperlinks, but from what I've been told about marketing and advertising-related things.

 

1) Two circles

 

             O  O

 

As humans, show us two circles and we treat them as eyes. Seems to be hardcoded in the species. Eyes grab attention.

 

2) Young women

 

The presence of young women in photos attracts the attention of both genders, and retains the attention for longer, again for both genders, and leads to increased sales.

 

Let's put it another way: the notice would have less attention paid to it if the young lady was removed.

 

Frankly it makes me feel exploited and manipulated. I'm perfectly capable of not reading the instructions, and with the young lady's image present I simply have to work just that little bit harder. But I can read an entire newspaper and not see any advertisements.

In marketing it applies to both sexes.

 

It's 'Industrial psychology'

 

Same reason good looking symmetrical men and women do better in the work place compared to unattractive asymmetrical men and women.

 

That being said, I never noticed the image before now, I tend to read the notice and little else.

7 minutes ago, ThirdDrawerDown said:

I haven't the references to provide as hyperlinks, but from what I've been told about marketing and advertising-related things.

Indeed!

 

The level of research by the marketing industry would possibly leave the military far behind.

 

What they know about us collectively, and individually, is staggering...  they know how we tick, how we think, and how we act.

They prey on human insecurities to move their products...  

 

...  and it's very effective.